by Andrea Meador
From its creation in 1925 to devastating fires to its closure in 2003, Marsh Fork High School has generated a lot of history — as have its students.
The newest chapter is its upcoming reunion July 17-18 and open to anyone who either attended Marsh Fork High School or graduated from there.
The reunion opens July 17 at 6 p.m. with a social and cocktail buffet at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center. A dinner and social are planned the next day at the same location at 7 p.m. The cost per person is $50 for both days.
“It’s quite a big event,” said Dan Harless, a 1954 alumnus now living in Georgia. “Last year I’d say around 400 people attended.”
Harless says the event is not only about meeting with former schoolmates, but about the sharing of a common era.
“It’s a gathering of old and new friends and sharing a personal history with each other,” he said. “It’s an era that will never happen again.”
Marsh Fork High School opened 1925 as the two-room Montcoal High School. In 1930, the school reached its first milestone, graduating seven students. Two years later, the school became known as Marsh Fork. ...
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